| O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, wie treu sind deine Blätter! Du grünst nicht nur zur Sommerzeit, Nein auch im Winter, wenn es schneit. O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, wie treu sind deine Blätter! O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum! Du kannst mir sehr gefallen! Wie oft hat nicht zur Weihnachtszeit Ein Baum von dir mich hoch erfreut! O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum! Du kannst mir sehr gefallen! |
These two snow people stand in Drew & Rachel's front yard near my office. I think he's a Snowman because of his wine bottle arms and "comb-over hair;" I think she's a Snowwoman because of the red hat and red scarf. Agree with me?
Our niece, Hope, magically danced the role of the "Flower Princess" in the Nutcracker Ballet performed recently with the Twin Cities Ballet at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. She stands second from the right in the yellow & orange ballet costume during the final curtain call. Bravo!
Rabbi Morris J. Allen showed me their Beth Jacob Congregation Synagogue and lit the first of eight candles of the Menorah. Beth Jacob is the only synagogue in Dakota County located in Mendota Heights, an adjacent suburb to Eagan. 
The Eagan Rotary Club presented 24 community grants totaling $23,500. These grant recipents gathered for a photo following Wednesday's weekly Rotary lunch meeting in the Eagan Community Center. They represent the local foodshelf, Inver Hills Community College Foundation, YMCA, Boy Scouts, 4-H Club, Caponi Art Park, Caring Bridge, DARTS, Angel Foundation and many others. Congratulations!
We drove out to the Stillwater Tree Farm to cut down our own Christmas tree. Many people bring home a Christmas tree right after Thanksgiving. It was a great way to celebrate the first Sunday in Advent.
Our friends, Steven and Allison, invited us over for a glass of wine before dinner out with some other friends. Cheers!
Easter Lutheran Church members gathered on Wednesday evening for a Thanksgiving worship service. Afterwards, everyone made a quick dash for the tables filled with various types of pies. I was too slow and ended up in the back of the line!
These three wild turkeys were calmly feeding in a front yard in late October. With Thanksgiving soon here, they're likely now hiding deep in the woods! 
The car next to me at the stoplight decorated their car with a Thanksgiving turkey!
Potter and pottery teacher, Siiri Silpala Doan, visited with pottery shoppers and other pottery teachers on Saturday. The Eagan Art House offers pottery classes for kids and adults.
All over Eagan and the Twin Cities, a layer of ICE has covered the roads, highways and sidewalks over night! There have been many car accidents and even a 40 car pile-up last night on Highway 94! Glad to see the City of Eagan truck spreading de-icing salt!
On a pleasant Saturday afternoon over two weeks ago, I walked down to a nearby lake for a few photos, exercise and fresh air.
Just of Covington Lane, this Maple tree was a work of beauty in mid-October! Now you've been seeing snow in my photos...
We've got some badddddd news in Eagan: Defense contractor, Lockheed Martin, is leaving town in 2013. That means the loss of 1,000 jobs, including 700 engineers in a company founded back in 1946. Zut alors!
These four women walk their dogs together every morning. Their 5th member was gone on vacation. When I asked them if their group had a name, they looked at each other and said "no." Fun women and cute dogs!
